Bone density is a measurement of the mineral density in your bones. It is used to determine a person's risk for osteoporosis.
Humans and possibly a few other primates are the only animals that get a rash from poison ivy. Your dog and cat donât get it, nor do birds, deer, squirrels, snakes and insects. However, be sure to wash your dog after a walk near poison ivy because the urushiol can be carried on dogsâ fur and transferred to you!
Oddly enough, people who have allergies that involve antibodies, such as asthma and hay fever, are only half as likely as the rest of the population to be allergic to poison ivy. Researchers speculate that immune systems that are overly active in producing antibodies have less active white blood cells.